Longford holiday village on track for 2019 opening

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar planted an oak tree to mark the start of construction at the €23m Center Parcs Longford Forest holiday village in Co Longford yesterday.

Longford holiday village on track for 2019 opening

He was joined by Center Parcs chief executive Martin Dalby, who described the occasion as a “key milestone” for the project, which promises 750 construction jobs and a further 1,000 permanent positions on completion in the summer of 2019.

Expressing his delight at the development on the 400-acre Newcastle Wood site, Mr Varadkar said the €200m investment, probably one of the biggest in the region, was transformative and hugely welcome, particularly in Longford.

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